, 1887-08-18
TOWNS WITH ODD NAMES.
Eccentricity steps In with All the State
When Patriotism Runs Short.

When the people of a town in this
country set about naming their postoffice
there seems to be no limitation put upon
them by Uncle Sam, except that there
cannot be more than one postoffice of the
same name in the samestate. The presi-
dents have all been honored. Washington
leads the list with 80, Jackson follows
with %. The hero of New Orleans, how
ever, beats the Father of his Country in
the number of names derived from his
name, he having A, while there are only
II for Washington. But there are %
Mount Vernons, against 0 Hermitages
and 20 Monticellos. Jefferson is honored
with 20 and 10 derivatives. There are
28 Monroes, 90 derivatives; "a Madisons,
81 derivatives; Adams, 12; derivatives,
80; Harrison, II; 13~ derivatives; 4 Tippc-
Canoes, and Tyler too, 4; Van Buren,, II;
Taylor, 81; 80 d~erivates; Polk, A; Pierce,
4; Fillmore, 10: Buchanan, 10; Lincoln,
81; derivatives, IA; johnson, 8 and IL;
Grant, 10; derivatives, 30; Hayes, 8;
Garfield. %; Arthur, 10, and Cleveland.
IS. Of other public persons Hamilton
has been honored by 30; Lee, 30, with
At derivatives; La Fayette, 81;
Lamartine, 8; Gambetta, 1; Villas, A;
Hatton, II; Hawthorne, 10; Billings, 8;
Irving, 10; Garland, 8; Jupiter, 2; June,
4; Jumbo, 2; Hamlin, 8: Bayard, Z;
Evarts, 1; Bonaparte, 1; Napoleon, Z;
Hancock, 20; Jenny Lind, /; Job and
Joash each 1; Joseph, 8: Joshua, 3;
Blaine, 20; Logan, 10; Hendricks, Z;
Lamar, II; Manning, 1; Tilden, 8; Zeb
Vance), 1; Sumner, 12; Jay, 5; Conk-
ling, Z, and Roscoe, 12; Noah, 4; Mont
gomery, 80; Montezuma, 20; Whittier,
3; Whitman, 8; Milton, 25; Gamaliel,
1; Paul, 2; Scott, II; Ivanhoe, 8; Ten
nyson, 1; Columbus, 90; Hudson, 20;
Hugo, 3; Thad /, but whether Thad
Stevens or he of Warsaw is not known;
Humboldt, 8; Hume, 8; Gladstone, 10;
Parnell, Z; Horace, 8; Greeley, Z; Cid,
/; Barnum, 8; Gould, 3; Eads, 1; Don
Juan, 1; Delilah, 1; Bacchus, 1, and
Virgins, /.
The list begins and ends equally well,
having II Alphas and II Omegas, with q
Genesis, 1 Man and 1 Eve. There is an
Eye in North Carolina and an Earring in
Iowa. There is 1 Footprint on 4 Sands
of 2 Times. There are 3 Laws, l Fee,
but not a Lawyer. Ohio has an Africa
and Pennsylvania a Congo. A Fish Hook
is aptly located in Pike county, Ills.
There is a Fact in Kansas and Fancy in
North Carolina, a Fairy in Texas and 9
Fays. Minnesota has Faith and Kansas
Fame. Alabama appears to nave had a
hard time at one period, for she has
named one Office Fail and another Slipup,
while Louisiana has a Hard Times Land
ing, Texas an Exile, Florida a Gar,
Georgia a Crane Eater, Tennessee a
Miser, Missouri a Mirabite, California a
Gazelle, Georgia a Drone, Ohio Delight
full, North Carolina Lovely, Indiana
(tnr1-nrtg hfEsN,,-, TT,nf-1 UT..ls4--
Useless, Arkansas Delay, Tennessee one
Speck, South Carolina Dutchman, Georgia
a Duck, Missouri Lingo, Tennessee Aunt,
Pennsylvania a Crumb, Georgia and
North Carolina each an Alligator, Mon
ans an Anaconda, California an Angels
Camp, Texas a Baby Head, Oregon a
Bake Oven, Florida a Banana. An eat
ing house station in Indiana is called All
dine. There are three Bachelors with a
Bachelors Hall in Virginia and a Bach
elor's Retreat in South Carolina; Texas
has a Dime Box, Alabama a Dug, Kan
sas a Dun, Wisconsin a Dry Bone. Georgia
Hard Cash, Pennsylvania Bullion, Ken
lucky Hard Money and Alabama a
Dollar. Texas says Glory, Ken
lucky Goforth, Missouri Good Night,
Texas Good Luck, Oregon has Glad
Tidings, Texas Graball, Arkansas and
West Virginia each have Gin, South Car
DINA has n Bonnet, Georgia a Hat and a
HatOff, Kentucky a Habit, Tennessee a
Iatmaker, Kentucky has Honesty, Texas
Ditto, Florida n Hanover, Tennessee a
POkeberry, Nebraska a Humpback, Penn
sylvania Husband, Alabama Widows,
Tennessee Help, Texas Hayrick. There
is a Total Wreck in Arizona, a Trump in
T,nnossee, Worms in Dakota, a Viper in
Kentucky, Vox POpuli in Texas, Sodom
in Ohio, Nulture in Arizona, Shoe Fly
and Seclusion in Texas, Pig in Kentucky,
Poetry in Texas, Pop Corn in Kansas.
Pure Air in Missouri, Pumpkin in
Georgia, Potato, Rain and Peanut in
Virginia, Pea in Alabama, Peculiar
and Umpire in Missouri, Philanthro-
Ply in Ohio, Recovery in Georgia.
There is a Phil, a Bob, 2 Zifs, Zig, 3
Ais, Il Mascot, 2 Nix, a Bill, a Bob, a
Bet, 2 Bens, l Barefoot, 2 Big Foots, /
Big Bug, 2 Chaps, 1 Catfish, 1 Calf
Killer, l Bride, 3 Butterflies, 1 Butter
nut, l Blood, g Olios, 2 Enigmas, 3
French, 3 Germany, 1 Funny Louis, /
Mermaid, 1 Nj Wot, 3 Nameless, / Mud,
l Mouse Tail, 1 MossbaCk, 1 Clam Falls.
California has You Bet and Tennessee
q Bet; Texas, w; Georgia, Ty Ty; Ten
nessee, Uns; Colorado, Unaweep; Vir-
ginia, All Sid; North Carolina, Aho;
Tennessee, Yum Yum; Colorado, Fem
ZEN; Tennessee, Y. T.; three states o.
X, and Colorado, o. z. Missouri says
Pay Down and Georgia Pay Up, Idaho,
Sweet, Tennessee, Sweet Lips. There
are 2 Stops, l Stump, 8 Suns, 3 Moons, 1
Sniff and 3 States. Close the list with
Why Not?-New York Mail and Express.